Raymond James Has Pessimistic Outlook of TSE:CNR Q2 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities researchers at Raymond James reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.88 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.96. Raymond James has a “Market Perform” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.58 EPS.

CNR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Loop Capital downgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$150.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. CIBC cut their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$157.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. National Bankshares lowered their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$164.50.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

TSE:CNR opened at C$134.62 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is C$139.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$147.03. The firm has a market cap of C$84.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.55, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$130.02 and a one year high of C$175.57.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

In related news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 645 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$141.56 per share, for a total transaction of C$91,308.14. 2.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National’s railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).